Bentley on Brecht: Songs and Poems of Bertolt Brecht

Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) was an important German poet and playwright in the second quarter of the 20th century. This recording of selected poems and songs is performed by theater critic, singer, and teacher Eric Bentley, who is considered to be a preeminent expert on Brecht. Eighteen of the 19 selections in this recording were translated and adapted by Bentley, who also plays piano and harmonium. Of interest are the performances of two songs from “The Threepenny Opera”, perhaps Brecht’s best known musical: “Mack the Knife” (the last three stanzas only) and “Ballad of Sexual Submissiveness”, sometimes known as the “Ballad of Sexual Dependency”.
The liner notes include texts and musical notation.
Track Listing
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About Poor B.B. | Eric Bentley | 3:19 | |
102
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Ballad of the Dead Soldier | Eric Bentley | 5:24 | |
103
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Memory of Marie | Eric Bentley | 3:34 | |
104
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Doomed Generations | Eric Bentley | 1:10 | |
105
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A Visit to the Exiled Poets | Eric Bentley | 2:43 | |
106
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Easter Sunday, 1935 | Eric Bentley | 1:37 | |
107
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The Ballad of Marie Sanders | Eric Bentley | 2:31 | |
108
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To the Little Radio | Eric Bentley | 1:59 | |
109
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To My Countrymen | Eric Bentley | 2:32 | |
201
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Hymn of the Great Baal and Orge's Hymn | Eric Bentley | 4:16 | |
202
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A Man's a Man | Eric Bentley | 3:09 | |
203
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Mack the Knife | Eric Bentley | 1:57 | |
204
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Ballad of Sexual Submissiveness | Eric Bentley | 2:36 | |
205
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Supply and Demand | Eric Bentley | 4:12 | |
206
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That's How It Should Be | Eric Bentley | 1:41 | |
207
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Song of a German Mother | Eric Bentley | 2:52 | |
208
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Song of Mother Courage | Eric Bentley | 2:22 | |
209
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Ballad of the Wise Woman and the Soldier | Eric Bentley | 4:56 | |
210
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Keiner Oder Alle! | Eric Bentley | 3:12 |